Issues in Conflict, Development and the Environment
Friday, June 26, 2009
UN money at work
This has been bothering me for 2 years now.
Here is the UNHCR compound in Gulu. Notice the two story hut in the middle.
That's not just any hut, its a bar, called the Cock and Bull. The UNHCR director built it a few years ago in order to practice running a bar for when he returned back to England.
The good news is it only cost $10,000 to build. I am not aware of anything the UN does for only $10,000.
It is disappointing to see how aid resources are wasted. As the mid-term evaluation of the Guardian and AMREF's rural development iniative in Uganda - the Katine Project - approaches, Guardian journalist Madeleine Bunting explores how resources have been spent over the last year and a half and whether the project is delivering on its aims. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/katineblog/2009/jun/25/livelihoods-amref-review
I am a consultant with the World Bank in DC and a recent PhD graduate of economics at the University of California, Irvine. My research is on conflict and post-conflict development, and the economic impact of the environment and environmental change. I am currently working on a randomized impact evaluation for the World Bank in the post-conflict area of northern Uganda.
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It is disappointing to see how aid resources are wasted.
As the mid-term evaluation of the Guardian and AMREF's rural development iniative in Uganda - the Katine Project - approaches, Guardian journalist Madeleine Bunting explores how resources have been spent over the last year and a half and whether the project is delivering on its aims.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/katineblog/2009/jun/25/livelihoods-amref-review
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